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Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna is overfished with overfishing continuing to occur. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) held an abbreviated remote meeting in November 2020 and agreed to hold a special session from 8th -12th March 2021 to discuss measures to rebuild...

Today, five of the most influential industry and multi-stakeholder platforms in the seafood sector have released a joint statement calling for action to combat the scourge of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In their “Statement on Traceability and...

The Global Tuna Alliance is disappointed and perplexed by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and their decision to continue overfishing the endangered Shortfin mako in 2021. One of the topics up for decision making at the...

The Global Tuna Alliance is profoundly disappointed and frustrated by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and their decision to leave tropical tunas[1] without conservation and management measures in 2021. The current IATTC conservation measure for...

Pacifical today becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to realising the maintenance of healthy tuna stocks, , avoidance of IUU products, improved traceability...

KellyDeli today becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to realising harvest strategies for tuna fisheries, avoidance of IUU products, improved traceability as...

Due to the covid pandemic, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is currently meeting by correspondence. One of the topics up for decision making is a conservation measure for mako sharks in the Atlantic. Shortfin mako is...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 24th Session of the Indian Ocean Commission was held by video-conference, from 2th to 6th November 2020. In advance of this meeting, the Global Tuna Alliance called for the Commission to: Adopt an effective rebuilding plan for...

Caterers Choice today becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to realising harvest strategies for tuna fisheries, avoidance of IUU products, improved...

In the last few decades, shark exploitation has rapidly grown to satisfy an increased demand for shark fins from Asian markets[1]; between 27 and 73 million sharks are traded across global shark fin markets every year1. Globally, shark fins are not key to food...

Blog by Umair Shahid, Marcel Kroese and Tom Pickerell The state of tuna in the Indian Ocean is perilous, with three out of four commercial tuna stocks either overfished or worryingly close to that threshold. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission will commence its 24th...

Guest blog from Nathan Zetterberg, Senior Project Manager at FishWise. Big news in the world of tuna: the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) has just released the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration Social Responsibility Toolkit.  This toolkit is the fourth in a series of...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 24th Session of the Indian Ocean Commission will be held by video-conference, from 2th to 6th November 2020. To assist the smooth running of the meeting in this novel virtual format, the IOTC secretariat have prepared a pre-meeting...

It is clear that the impacts of COVID-19 have presented challenges to regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) in conducting meetings and addressing important conservation and management issues in 2020. We do not believe current circumstances should prevent...

The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) is an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies. Through a collaborative agreement with the World Economic Forum, we have spent the past 12 months implementing the objectives laid out in Forum’s Tuna 2020...

2019 catches of Indian Ocean skipjack are 16% higher than the harvest control rule, and 2019 catches of overfished Indian Ocean yellowfin are nearly 100,000 mt higher than required to rebuild the stock in two generations. The 2019 nominal catch data has been published...

The Global Tuna Alliance has today joined 85 other organisations in calling on RFMO delegates to effectively address three core elements: Stock and Ecosystem Management, Information and Data, and Transparency, in 2020 to ensure the long-term sustainability of tuna...

Aug 3, 2020 — The Global Tuna Alliance has today published independent management advice that calls on a 25% catch reduction to rebuild the overfished Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) stock in two generations. The Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna stock is...

RD Foods B.V., located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the World Economic Forum’s...

July 6, 2020 – Following the announcement of the cancellation of the 2020 ICCAT Commission meeting, scheduled to be held in November, the Global Tuna Alliance has today published a ‘to do list’ of priorities for contracting parties and co‐operating non‐contracting...

June 3, 2020 -- The Global Tuna Alliance has today published a ‘Traceability Toolkit’ as an important step towards achieving our mission to support implementation of the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. At the United Nations Ocean Conference in 2017, sixty-six...

The attached letter, co-signed by 19 registered observer organizations, has been submitted to convey our concerns about the decision-making process of RFMOs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current situation has prompted sudden changes and adjustments to many...

Following the news that the 24th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Meeting will take place electronically, the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), Tuna Protection Alliance (TUPA), the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) and the Earthworm Foundation today...

World Tuna Day was established by the United Nations in December 2016 and was first observed on 2nd May 2017. The aim of this day is to increase awareness of the importance of tuna and to promote more sustainable fishing practices. Many countries depend upon tuna...

The Global Tuna Alliance has announced our endorsement of the GDST Standards and Guidelines for Interoperable Seafood Traceability as an important step towards achieving our mission to support implementation of the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. At the United...

Indian seafood processor and exporter, Maria Aquacon Pvt Ltd. becomes the latest, and first Indian, partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the...

Speaking from Waitrose & Partners headquarters in the United Kingdom, Melissa Tillotson, Aquaculture & Fisheries Manager talks about the Waitrose commitment to responsibly sourced seafood and why Waitrose are signatories to the World Economic Forum’s Tuna...

Arguably the global leader in luxury retail, Harrods becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the World Economic Forum’s Tuna...

Sri Lankan tuna processing plant Tropic Sri Lanka becomes the latest, and first non-European, partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in the World...

A new report shows that significant progress is being made in meeting commitments agreed by signatories to the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. The industry-led Global Tuna Alliance is spearheading efforts to support companies in turning those commitments into...

New blog from GTA on IUU fishing and the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration is published by the World Economic Forum.

Proposals are sought from suitably qualified and experienced consultant(s) or consultancy firm(s) to develop management advice for Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna that would rebuild the stock in two generations. This advice will be used by the Global Tuna Alliance in our...

The Global Tuna Alliance is an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing the objectives laid out in World Economic Forum’s Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration. This group represent a significant proportion of the...

Yellowfin tuna from the Indian Ocean is currently sold by most major supermarkets in the Global Tuna Alliance. Responsible retailers have sought to influence best practice through our supply chains at a fishery level, as well as advocating for the adoption of...

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is responsible for the effective long-term conservation management of highly migratory fish stocks, including tunas and sharks, in the western and central Pacific Ocean. At their annual meeting in Papua New...

The 26th meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the body responsible for the conservation and management of tunas, sharks, and other highly migratory species in the Atlantic Ocean, concluded in Palma de Mallorca late...

The Global Tuna Alliance and Tuna Protection Alliance Jointly Call for Action at ICCAT. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is responsible for the conservation and management of tunas, sharks, and other highly migratory species...

To be read out at the Regional IOTC meeting week of 17th June 2019. “The following statement is endorsed by the following processors and retailers, representing almost 100% of the chilled yellowfin tuna being sold in UK retailers. Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Marks and...

Max Hall, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, +41 79 329 3500, mhal@weforum.org Global Tuna Alliance is an independent group of retailers and supply-chain companies setting out to eradicate illegal fishing from the tuna sector and step up social and...

Morrisons, the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to supporting improvement in the management of...

Lovering Foods Ltd. Partners with Global Tuna Alliance UK-based importer and distributor Lovering Foods Ltd. becomes the latest partner in the Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, who are committed to implementing...

The Global Tuna Alliance and Tuna Protection Alliance Jointly Call for Action at ICCAT The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is responsible for the conservation and management of tunas, sharks, and other highly migratory species...

The Global Tuna Alliance, an independent group of retailers and tuna supply chain companies, was established in 2019. The Global Tuna Alliance actively engages with RFMOs and their member countries to ensure that tuna ultimately meets the highest standards of...